Installed in the new house

Well we all moved into our own house a few days ago and we are just finding our way around. Its quite an old house, so it has many "quirks". These are mostly windows and doors that no longer fit the frames they are wedged in, or holes in the floor where wires or services once ran, but have now been moved. The house is on concrete stumps so any wind whips up from underneath and blows through the holes. Suffice it to say that the house is a little drafty. This probably wont be a problem in the summer, but right now the house is quite difficult to keep warm. Lucky with the rugs we purchased in Ikea and the ones that Jean had in her garage we have managed to cover much of the colder bits of wood floor.

All the services have now been installed in the house; gas, water, electricity, internet and satalite TV. Lynda is happy because UKTV and The Lifestyle Channel show all the programmes she loves; "Location, Location, Location", "Escape to the Country", "Escape to River Cottage" etc. I'm happy because my internet access is 5 times faster than it was in the UK.

We have sorted out a school for Ellison and Matthew. On Monday, they start at Derinya primary school. They will be there for 2 weeks and then break up for a 2 week spring holiday! I spent $550 on uniform including the 4 bags they need each! When I told Jean where they were going, she put her head in her hands and said the charity shop where she works had just thrown out loads of Derinya uniform. She immediately headed back to the shop, to rummage through 20 bales of clothes, and 2 hours later presented Lynda with enough spare uniform to keep Matthew in clean trousers for at least 2 weeks.

Next mission is to find somewhere that will suit to Dan.

Moving Again!

We are all on the move again today. We have left Sonia & Michael's house and moved south to Jean & Geoff's to house and dog sit for them while they are all away skiing in the mountains. We managed to cram all our stuff into 2 cars, locked up Sonia's and set off. As Lynda is not too keen on crossing 4 lanes of traffic to make a right turn, we started the trip with and interesting left, right, roundabout combination before we hit the motorway. Our electronic "Toll" tag turned up yesterday (my first bit of proper post at the new house) so we fitted that to the car and it allows us to drive up and down the Eastlink without filling in a web form every time to pay the toll.

Now we can start to move stuff into the house. The gas, water and electricity should have been turned on yesterday (Thursday) and the phone, internet and satellite television should all be installed on Monday morning. We have a collection of airbeds and mattresses to use until all our stuff turns up in about a months time. The house already has a new cooker and dishwasher, and we have borrowed a fridge from Sonia (who appears to have 3). Lynda has found the Melbourne IKEA :-( so has threatened to buy lots of new stuff because; the house is too big and she cannot wait a month for all our old rubbish to turn up. I think that will be our saturday trip out.

Next thing to organise is schools for the boys because frankly Lynda and I have had enough of them and they have had enough of each other!

I have uploaded a video tour of the house to youtube. Drop me an email if you would like the link.

Car and House sorted

Today, after a lot of to-ing and fro-ing we managed to pick up our new car and agree on a rental property.

Below is the rental blurb from the agent's website:

"Perfectly positioned in one of Frankston South’s most sought after streets, with shops, parks, schools and of course the beach just moments away, this newly renovated family home is in pristine condition and offers light and bright living areas, lots of privacy and an extremely generous floor plan. Comprising: Welcoming entrance foyer, 5 bedrooms plus study (master and 1 bedroom with ensuites) brand new kitchen with meals area, 2 extra large family rooms, family laundry and bathroom, double carport, entertainment area and balcony. Features: Polished floorboards throughout, 3 gas heaters, new air conditioning and much more."

The boys especially like it because they have a room each at last and it sides onto a small park with swing and climbing frame. Lynda and I like it because the street is quite and the beach is only 2 minutes drive away.


The car is a Proton Persona, a reasonably priced, medium sized car with 3 years warranty and roadside assistance thrown in. I have not had a chance to drive it yet as Lynda insisted she drive it back from the dealers.


Tomorrow we need to visit the rental agent's office to finalise all the paperwork and sort out gas, water and electricity connections etc. then we will head back to Melbourne to let poor Alison have her car back (with about 1000 more km on the clock than we had when we started).

Update Time

Sorry for the delay in posting but we have all had a pretty hectic week as we try to kickstart our lives in Australia.

After a long flight (10 hours) from Hawaii, we touched down in a damp and cold Sydney with 1 hour 30 minutes to wait for our connecting flight to Melbourne. As Sydney was our entry port into Australia, we had to collect our luggage from the carousel and take all our stuff through passport control, customs, immigration and security before transferring to the domestic terminal, checking in all the bags again and going through more security before our final flight. All this took 1 hour 20 minutes, so we had 10 minutes to catch our breath.

In Melbourne (1 hour later) we were greeted by my Uncle Geoff at the gate, and by my uncle Michael, cousin Alison and her family at the baggage reclaim. Alison's son Simon had done us a lovely "Welcome to Australia" sign that he was proudly waving at us when we walked down the stairs.

Geoff and Michael split up passengers and luggage between their cars and ferried us all to Michael's house, where we would be staying until we could sort out a place of our own.

Lazy Days In Waikiki

Its very easy to do nothing here, and thats exactly what we have been doing. Waikiki beach is only a block away so we have mostly been flitting between that and the hotel, with stops off at many of the various restaurants between the two. We tried International House of Pancakes yesterday, Ellison and Matthew choose "Create a face" Pancakes, Lynda had the Strawberry / Banana stack with lots of squirty cream (oink), I had the German crepes with lemon (cos they are proper pancakes) and Daniel, true to form, picked the chocolate pancakes with chocolate chips and chocolate sauce. He failed to eat it though - a chocolate dish has finally beaten him.

We took a bus to the Ala Moana Center, where the kids found yet another Apple store, but also a Lego store where they could design and build (and dad can buy!) their own mini-men.

Over the road from the center is a lovely man made lagoon area, that allowed the kids to play on another lovely sandy beach this time with no waves what so over.

Fire Alarm!

At 2:41 this morning we were all woken suddenly when the hotel fire alarm system told us to "Leave the building immediately - there is a fire in the hotel". Well a message like that really woke us up quick. We had a brief rummage around looking for some sort of clothing, then scooped up the kids and walked to the end of the corridor to the fire exit (we obviously were not fully awake as none of us thought to use the fire exit right next to our room but in the other direction). As we are only on the 3rd floor it did not take too long to reach street level and safety.

As soon as we were outside the hotel, and into a still very busy Waikiki, a harassed looking member of staff informed us it was a false alarm and we could all go back to our beds. Trouble is, it was not easy for any of us to fall back asleep with all the adrenalin still coursing through our veins.

Waikiki Beach

 

 

Not too much more to say about Waikiki Beach, the weather is lovely and hot, the water is clear and warm and everybody (including Dan!) got in the sea and swam.

We spent a good few hours there today, with the first stint in the morning, then a break for Lunch between 12 and 4, then 3 more hours as the sun set. It was great. The only downer was the "Danger Jellyfish" signs. Apparently Portuguese Man-O War and Box jellyfish are washed close to the shore 7 to 10 days after a full moon. The stings are not deadly for most people, but they will "ruin your day" as our couch driver put it yesterday. Luckily, according to this calendar the beach should be clear for the rest of our holiday. By afternoon, all the signs had been removed but Lynda did see to people being treated for stings.

Hawaii

We were up early today to catch our plane to Hawaii, which was just as well because the security queues at LAX were right round the terminal building and outside along the kerb too! Why not just make each airline responsible for its own security, and fine them $250 million if one of their flights is affected by terrorists? Airlines can choose the level of security they desire and passengers can choose the level of security they feel comfortable with.

The flight was about five hours long and thankfully everybody was on board on time so we managed to leave a few minutes early. Once again the plane did not have individual video screens, so the boys were not impressed.  The 2 movies to watch were , "Ghost Writer" - a Roman Polanski film, and he has never been suitable for children ... and "Up" - which they have seen before but Matthew watched again. They have all decided that Qantas is their favourite airline although I think the band new A380 we flew on last year may have clouded their judgement.

Touchdown was about 30 minutes early and we walked out into a sunny and hot Honolulu afternoon. Baggage was collected and loaded onto the waiting shuttle bus and we were transported to out 5th and final hotel of the holiday the "Aqua Waikiki Wave" in one of their deluxe suites which has plenty of room for all of us.

The hotel is two blocks back from Waikiki Beach and one block back from yet another set of designer shops - including another Apple store, so something for everyone then.

We rested at the hotel for a few hours before venturing out to look at Wakiki beach and to find something to eat. Suffice it to say that Ellison and Matthew both want to hit the beach first thing in the morning.

Further South

As we had an early flight, our next stop was an overnight in the Los Angeles Hilton. The drive down from Pismo Beach was a reasonably scenic affair down highway 101 (which we had walked along briefly last week in San Francisco). We stopped for lunch in Santa Barbara which looked like it deserved for than the 30 minutes we gave it.

We collapsed in the hotel pool for a couple of hours, then to bed ready for our flight to Hawaii.

Seacrest Resort Hotel - Pismo Beach

Seacrest Resort Hotel - View from balcony

Not much to write about for the last few days. Have had a few days to relax in one place flitting between the pool (60 steps away) and beach (160 steps away).

Pismo beach is a little odd, the town looks quite poor, but on the hill is some very expensive housing and there are whole strips of designer shops that Lynda has needed to poke around in.

The hotel itself is fine for our purposes. It's clean, quiet, comfortable and close to the beach so everybody is happy. Tomorrow we pack up and head to LA to fly to Hawaii on Wednesday.

Life on the Edge (literally)!

Set off on our 170 mile journey to Pismo Beach today.

Decided that wasn't quite enough mileage and did the 17-mile Drive in Carmel as well. Basically a very nice road with multi-million pound mansions and golf courses; great if you like golf! Saw sea-lions basking in the sun and lots of houses that we'd like to live in.

Took the coast road ( Highway 1), for the rest of our journey. Now Ash is still struggling with the width of our hire car, so I endured 3 hours of peering over cliff edges doing 50mph! Okay thats not so bad when there's a barrier, but quite often there is no barrier and that coupled with hairpin bends made it a very unrelaxing journey. When I did take my eye off the road the scenery was stunning, with moun

tains shrouded in mist and lush green forests to deep blue ocean and even bluer sky.

The hotel is right on the beach and we're just a hop from the pool so the boys will enjoy the next couple of days. Spotted a large Outlet Retail park so I think some shopping is required, Ash won't mind there are massive discounts to be had!!

Santa Cruz

Great day in Santa Cruz today. I dragged Lynda and the boys around the various SCO offices that I have worked in over the years, before parking up behind Pacific Avenue and showing them the Lutris office, in the main street. Boring bit over, we allowed Lynda to walk up and down taking in all the different shops and boutiques SC has to offer. She commented several times what a lovely little town it is and how we should have stayed longer as it is so nice. I'm a bit concerned that she might like Toronto and California more than Melbourne, but we will cross that bridge when we come to it.

After lunch, we strolled along to the beach and I pointed out "The Dream Inn". My old hotel of choice when staying here. The boys then spent an hour in the arcades before sitting on the beach for 2 hours in the late afternoon sunshine.

We were on strict instructions to get back by 8 as all three boys wanted to watch the new I-Carly special on Nick. Ellison & Matthew think it is really funny, but I suspect Dan watches it for entirely different reasons.

Monterey Aquarium

Slight change of plan today as the weather channel said tomorrow will be better beach weather. We decided to hit Monterey Bay Aquarium today. Its a great place and even on my third visit I still thoroughly enjoyed my day. The boys  had a good time too, marvelling at the massive tanks filled with the kelp forest and sharks, tuna and all manner of other fish swimming by.

We caught a few live shows there too; first we were introduced to a rescued baby albatross that could not fly due to damaged wings. Then we watched the penguins being fed and finally the boys "petted" a ray.




For me, apart from the huge tanks, the best exhibits were the jellyfish which are so beautifully lit in their tanks.

Moving South

Next stop Marina, just north of Monterey. We picked up another ridiculously size hire car, this time a Chevrolet Suburban, which easily swallowed up the family and all of our luggage and headed south via Highway 1, the coast road that I used to drive all the time to get to the office in Santa Cruz.

As soon as we where over the a few miles south of San Francisco the temperature began to climb and it wasn't long before we were stripping off and the air conditioning was going on. The scenery was great, with blue skies and the Pacific ocean although it was wasted on the boys as they had the heads in either DS consoles or books!

We checked into two large rooms in our hotel and Lynda spied a laundromat opposite so caught up on all the  washing.

Tomorrow, we hit Santa Cruz, the beach and the Boardwalk

Thoughts on San Francisco

What a great city! Small enough to hike or bike round, and feels safe to walk round with the kids or on your own. We could have spent longer here, there's loads to see and do, restaurants are plentiful, varied and reasonably priced ( didn't see a curry house mind!). Public transport was cheap and frequent - a city pass is a must for anyone staying here for longer than a day.

The one thing Matthew was troubled by was the homeless people begging on the streets. Having come from a small town with only Steve the Tramp to seeing homeless on practically every street corner was a shock for him. Apparently the City looks after them well in shelters and soup kitchens but we had to keep stopping him putting money in every pot. I have to say that none of them were abusive or threatening, and some of their cardboard signs were amusing - " money wanted for beer research"!

A Great few days!!!!

San Francisco - Day 4

Took the bus down to The Exploratorium today ( a hands-on science museum). We watched a cows eye being dissected which was very interesting - kids weren't squeamish at all - I was waiting for yuks and eeuugghhs but got sensible questions instead. Spent about 3 hours trying out all manner of experiments.

Back on the bus we headed to Ghiradelli Square which used to house a chocolate factory. Indulged in ice-creams and milkshakes, chocolate of course, and then headed on up the steepest streets ever to walk down the crookedest street, Lombard Street.
Legs now giving way ( mine were shaking!) we staggered on to yet another bus and vegged out at the hotel until tummies told us it was tea-time!

All packed yet again and ready to head off to Monteray tomorrow

San Francisco - Day 3

Shopping day for Lynda today although I was the only person to spend any money when I was dragged into Abercrombie & Fitch for a mini makeover. 1 top and $70 later I will admit it looks a little smarter than my Matalan fleece.

The shopping center has a 3D cinema in it, so we packed the boys off to watch "The Last Airbender" which gave Lynda and I a chance to shop alone.

San Francisco - Day 2

Today we took an open top tour bus trip around downtown and across the Golden Gate bridge. The tour started in Union Square just opposite the hotel entrance and took us through Chinatown, the Financial district, the Italian quarter, the end of Lombard Street - "the crookedest street in the world", then on to Fisherman's Wharf.

At Fisherman's Wharf we got off the bus to do all the stuff we didn't have time for yesterday. We watched the Sea Lions and Pier 39, then took in some of the live entertainment which the boys liked, then ate at the Rainforest Cafe which everybody liked, especially during the thunder and lightening storms when all the animals came alive. After dinner we hopped back onto the bus and continued the tour.

Sitting on the top deck of an open top tour bus going over the Golden Gate Bridge was excellent from a sight seeing perspective, but awful from a temperature perspective, it was FREEZING! We got off on the Oakland side of the bay and looked at the little plaque that shows all the fault lines in the area then hopped back onto the bus and home. It was a long but enjoyable day.

San Francisco - Day 1

We are staying at the Westin St. Francis on union square in San Francisco. Union Square has been described as the "epicenter of shopping" in the city so Lynda is in her element.

The hotel itself is lovely. Our room is on the 21st floor and the lifts are glass and run on the outside of the building. They move so fast they make your stomach lurch as the accelerate and decelerate. The view of the city from the lift is magnificent.

On our first day we decided for a slow walk through Chinatown. The shops were packed with little souvenirs which Ellison and Matthew liked, everything was really cheap, which I quite liked. We also stumbled upon some Banksey street art which excited Ellison.

After lunch, we hit the Cable Cars. They run right outside our hotel, all the way to Fisherman's Wharf. They were so crowded that Daniel and Lynda had to hang onto the outside like proper locals.

Fisherman's Wharf and Pier 39 has tons to do, look at, and buy, and we spent quite a bit of time there. It eventually got so late and cold that we decided to take the cable car back and end our first full day in San Francisco

Travel

So onto the USA... We left David & Neva's house just after lunch to make our way back to Toronto Pearson Airport. Although I had mastered luggage / Jeep bootspace issues, Ellison decided to travel in David's car. This would have been fine had we not got separated in the airport and lost them both for an hour!

Reunited - via an airport wide announcement - Ellison and David met up with a slightly cross and relieved Lynda and the rest of us by the check in desk. Because we go through US immigration and customs in Toronto, the desk clerk handed Lynda 6 forms to fill in, 1 customs declaration and 5 green visa-waiver forms. After much form filling and moaning, Lynda and the rest of us were ready to say googdbye and thanks to David and go through passport control.

US immigration required Dan and Lynda's fingerprints and photos, but as I was in San Diego only a few months back my details were already on record so I was fast-tracked.

On to the gate where Lynda came face to face with the tiny little jet that was going to be taking us to Chicago. Much "Rescue Remedy" was consumed. For such a small plane, the flight was suprisingly smooth, but as we had been delayed prior to take off, we did not have much time to get to out connecting gate in Chicago airport. Chicago O'Hare is not the smallest of airports either.

As we had missed lunch while looking for David and Ellison, and beacuse we weren't going to be fed on the Chicago - San Francisco flight, I grabbed a couple of pizzas and cokes at the handily placed Food Court next to the gate and we ate quickly with 3 minutes until boarding.

We sat on-board and on the tarmac for an hour and watched passengers come and go at their own lesiurly pace, trying to fit the largest pieces of "hand luggage" I have ever seen into the already full overhead lockers. The cabin crew the ask the guy who had no ticket or boaring pass to get off the plane and we were finally on our way.

Things were pretty smooth after that, but Ellison was not impressed with the plane as it had shared video and only one movie. Still it delivered us safely to San Francisco, where we caught our waiting shuttle bus to the Hotel; "Hotel Le-Posh" as the boys call it.

Niagara

Had a fantastic day at Niagara Falls. It was quite a long drive from David's house, but well worth it.

We parked at the car park and walked along the edge of Lake Erie towards the visitors centre.  170 million litres of water plummet from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario every minute creating a roar like thunder and endless mist. Standing up the top on a hot and sunny day, we were all quickly soaked by the cloud of spray generated. It was very refreshing!

After standing at the top for a while we decided to go for the boat ride at the bottom of the falls. The Maid of the Mist tours take tourists up the river past the smaller American Falls and right into the base of the main horseshoe falls. Everybody is provided with a fashionable blue plastic bag wear to try and keep a little bit dry, but I think they are mostly there to make you look stupid.

We also visited "Niagara on the Lake", which has been named "Canada's Prettiest Town". It is beautiful, but not really suitable for three tired children so we drove slowly up and down the main street to try and soak up some of the atmosphere.

Theme Parks

Today we all went to a proper North American theme park Canada's Wonderland. This park has about 15 roller coasters and plenty of other rides, but we chose to spend most of our time Splashworks, a water park in the middle of the theme park. Ellison and Matthew enjoyed the Lazy River, and the Super Soaker the most.

After a few hours, we moved on to do a few rides in the main park. We hit the "White Water Canyon" which is a bit like the Viking river ride at LegoLand, except here the public can fire massive water bombs at the poor people on the ride. I got soaked, everybody else seemed to be OK.

The boys were also keen to try out a real roller coaster, something a bit bigger than "The Dragon" in Legoland. Lynda, David and Ellison choose the biggest coaster in the park - Behemoth. Matthew and I were a little more sensible and chose "The Dragon Fire" which is a copy of the corkscrew from Alton Towers. Matthew thinks he enjoyed turning upside down 4 times, but we both decided that one ride was quite enough for both of us!

Matthew also really enjoyed the high diving show and even got his picture taken with the divers.

Haircuts, Toe Nails and Great Lakes

A varied day today. Lynda and Neva treated themselves to manicures and pedicures, the boys were treated to haircuts and then we visited a Great Lake. We spent the afternoon on a beach at the edge of Lake Huron. This lake is 4 times the size of Wales.

Ellison decided that he fancied a dip, so jumped straight in, clothes and all!

BBQ

David treated us to his BBQ skills this evening. We purchased some kebabs (kebobs in Canada), sausages, corn on the cob and salad. Matthew and Neva shuck the corn, covered them in butter and salt then wrapped them in tinfoil before throwing them on the grill.

Canada!

Touched down in Canada about 30 minutes late at 19:30, but the temperature was still in the 80s. David, (my brother) was waiting in the arrivals lounge for us and helped us with our many bags.

First stop was the National car rentals office to find our hire car. Its massive! The car is a Jeep Commander 4X4. Even though it is so big, getting the cases to fit was still a bit of a struggle.

David programmed his TomTom for home, then gave it to us to direct us home. We then drove in convoy to Aurora, about 1 hour away.

By now the kids were exhausted, and ready for bed, although Dan perked up when he saw that David had rigged up a X-Box 360 in his room! Their body clocks were telling them it was 2am. Everybody was soon settled, ready for the first day of our holiday tomorrow.

No doubt with the jet lag effect, it will be an early start.....

Last day in UK

Very emotional day today, lots of goodbyes. The boys walked up to school with Sharon, Tom and James and said their last farewells to teachers and friends. Then Lynda had to say goodbye to Sharon and finally to Jill who drove us to Heathrow. Much crying and hugging.

There was a last minute hitch with the luggage. The cases I purchased for the boys where far too heavy, so Jill took us via Tesco's in Camberley where we found 3 for 2 rucksacks. These were much lighter, but did mean the boys had to carry rather than wheel their hand baggage.

Track Everything

Geek heaven! I can track my container here and my cargo ship here.

Last day at school

Today was Matthew and Ellison's last day at Finchampstead CofE Primary School. The boys were each presented with a lovely set of gifts and mementos including photo albums with pictures and messages from all their friends.

The boys have both really enjoyed their years at Finch, and have made some lovely friends who will be missed. Lynda and I would like to thank the staff, parents and pupils at the school for all their kind words and deeds.

Container

At 7:30 Steve and Barry turn up again and finish wrapping and boxing everything. At 8:00 a large container lorry trundles down Longwater Road trimming bits of overhanging tree as it goes. The driver managed to back the container right up to the front door and the efficient PSS guys loaded our 160 boxes in about 2 hours flat. Everything was packed really tight with the mattresses going in last to squeeze the contents together. The container was sealed, we signed the necessary customs forms and off our belongings went on the slow trip to Melbourne (via, Felixstowe and Singapore)

Packers Arrive

Steve and Barry from PSS knock on the door at a hideously early 7:30 AM and swiftly start to put anything that isn't bolted down into boxes and tape them shut. Lynda and I spent a frantic 30 minutes making sure everything that wasn't supposed to be shipped wasn't. At one point we thought Dan would have to spend the next 8 weeks in socks as we couldn't find a single pair of shoes in his luggage, worse than that, we couldn't find any pants for him either. Luckily Lynda opened up yet another suitcase and found both sets of items.

By 12:00 everything that could be wrapped and boxed had been. We were left with our beds, a kettle, 6 cups, 2 spoons, 1 knife and a small TV for the rest of the day. Not much to keep the kids entertained (especially after I confiscated the knife), so they were sent round the park until 9.

Trampoline Down

Ellison was upset today as I had to dismantle the trampoline. No more WWE smackdown training with Matthew. He cheered up a bit when I let him spray WD40 to loosen some of the tighter bolts. He said he felt like a graffiti artist with a spraycan.

I finally got around to listing my Micra on EBay. I put a starting price of £50 and a reserve of £250. There have been two bids, and the current price is now £310. 4 days to go...

TalkTalk Customer Services

Typical, customer service levels from TalkTalk today. I sent an email yesterday saying we are moving on the 14th and that the new people wish to go with BT. I got a call today from TalkTalk saying that they can deal with my query and will transfer my call to the correct department, why the "correct department" could not ring me themselves I don't know. Anyway the call was transfered, a a phone rang and rang for about 3 minutes before the call was dropped. Thanks TalkTalk for providing no customer service at all.

Jeyes Fluid

Started to disinfect everything today. Unloaded all the kids "treasure boxes" from the loft and washed all the crates with weak Jeyes fluid. I picked out what looks suspiciously like mouse poo. Probably should not have done it indoors it stinks! I have a week ahead of me going through everything in the shed, disinfecting it, then drying it and storing it somewhere.

Last day at work

Last day at work today, must remember to buy cakes. I'll try and slope off by 5 as I need to go up to Dad's this evening and install a wireless router so that he can finally play with his new laptop.

Our Ship

Got a letter from the removals firm today to tell us that our container will be on a ship called "MSC JENNY", scheduled to arrive in Melbourne on the 27th August. Hopefully, I can be geeky and track its location on the web.

The ship looks a little old, I may need to increase my insurance....

Football Stickers

Matthew is into the Panini World Cup stickers. Its the first thing that has really captured his imagination rather than being led by his brothers. Trouble is, there is no way he will finish the book before we leave...


Panini let you order stickers on-line, but they take 25 days to deliver, unless you pay £8 P+P

Trip Planned

We leave the UK on the 16th July, fly to Canada then stay with my brother for a week. Then on to San Francisco for a week, followed by a slow drive to LA over the next 6 nights. Next to Hawaii for a few days before heading to Melbourne (via Sydney).